Attachment for slippers.



R. H. FULLERTON. ATTACHMENT r011 SLIPPERSK APPLIOATIOH IILBD DEC. 311913.

Patented July 14, 1914 Suva/01 1+. Fu LLERTON EH31) H. FULLERTON, FBEVERLY, mnssrrcnusmrs.

ATTACHMENT son sLIPPEns.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 19154.

Application filed December 3,1913. Serial lemma.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, RICHARD H. FULLER- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Slippers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments forshoes and more particularly to an attachment for slippers and pumps'andtheprimary object of the invention is to provide an attachment whichwill preventthe stretching of the mouthpf the slipper or pump after usethereof.

Afurther object of the invention resides in providing n yielding memberin the edge of the slipper or pump forming the mouth thereof, whereby tosnugly fit about the foot at all times and a still further objectresides in providing an attachment which is simple in construction,inexpensive to manu'tscture and one which will be very efficient in.use. I

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of ports aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a port of this application, Figure 1is a perspective view of a slipper showing an attachment constructed inaccordance with my invention applied to use thereon. Fig. 2 is afragmentary perspective view of the attachment with the coil springtherein, parts being disclosed in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection through the connectin means for the ends of the coil spring; anis a transverse section through the shoe at the mouth edge,showing theattachment epplied thereto.

In describing my invention, Ishall refer to the drawing in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views and in which 1 indicates a slipper or pump of the usual orany referred type and my invention cont/amp ates the rovision of a meansin connection with t e upper edge or mouth thereof to prevent the samefrom slipping Fig. 4:

from the foot and also toprevent the some from stretching after someuse'thcreof. To this end I provide a coil spring 2 which is entirelyinclosed or incased in a tubular shield or strip 3, the latter beingstitched or otherwise similarl secured to the upper edge or mouth 0 theslipper. This coil spring 2 has the ends thereof secured together bymeans of a substantially tubular section 4, the same being indented orrooved, as shown at 5 for securel engagmg the s ring. Through this meiurn the ends of t e coll spring are held securely together and properlypositioned within the casing or coverin 3 for said spring.

When the tubu ar casing 3 with the coil spring therein is properlyapplied to the upper edge or mouth of the s seen that the spring willhave yielding engagement with the foot of the wearer and obviouslyretain the shoe in place on the co, it will be foot. Furthermore, itwill be seen that this coil spring, will fit snugly about the foot andthus revent the stretchingof the mouth of t e shoe which is ordinarilytrue in slippers and pumps after short use thereof. is attachment willrevent the slip per or pump from stretching and williir sure a snugnessthroughout the use of the shoe.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a. 'simple,inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the objects of theinvention and while I have particul s irit or sacrificing any 0 theprinciples of t e invention.

Havin thus described this invention, what I c aim is:-

The combination with a slipper; of a tubular covering extending'andsecured to said slipper about the foot receiving opening thereof, and acoil spring within said coverin said spring having its ends connected.

:1 testimon whereof I hereunto aflix my signature int c presence of twowitnesses. RICHARD H. FULLERTON. Witnesses:

SIDNEY J. Hum), WILLIAM J. Gooomo.

